It isn't everybody who is the hero of his own romance, and when we meet one he is likely to be a fascinating monster

Quote by Robertson Davies

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I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write...

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write...

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because...

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because...

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a...

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a...

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

Female beauty is an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am...

Female beauty is an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am...

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional and common sense continual.

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional and common sense continual.

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

One can always tell it's summer when one sees school teachers hanging about the streets...

One can always tell it's summer when one sees school teachers hanging about the streets...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The...

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The...

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual.

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual.

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of...

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit...

I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit...

New standards for safety are now in place and Canada has helped provide tools and...

New standards for safety are now in place and Canada has helped provide tools and...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...